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Foods that cannot be cleaned off the braces may lead to discoloration
and decay of your teeth. Even though your braces and wires are metal,
they are fragile and are usually damaged by eating the wrong foods,
thus taking us longe to finish your treatment.
We do not interfere with your nutritional intake,
but we do ask you to watch the types of foods you choose to eat.
It will be your responsability to watch the foods you eat. Any foods
that are hard, crunchy, sticky, or chewy must be avoided.
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Hard or Crunchy
Foods
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Sticky or Chewy
Foods
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| Ice |
Gum (all Kinds)
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| Hard Candy |
Caramel |
| Jolly Ranchers |
Caramel-type candy |
| Nuts |
Pretzels |
| Hard Bread / Pizza Crusts |
Licorice |
| Corn Chips (Doritos, Etc) |
Tootsie Rolls |
| Whole Apples, Pears, Carrots, Celery |
Fruit Roll-ups |
| Corn on the cob |
Laffy Taffy |
| Meat on the Bone |
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Although sweet foods may not cause damage to your
applienaces, care should be taken to brush your teeth immediately
after eating them. If you cannot brush, at least rinse your
mouth with water. Also, soda pop is an especially harmful food
that can cause tooth decay and even permanent chalky marks (decalcification)
on your teeth, so we suggest a fruit juice as a substitute.
In order to ger started in the right direction,
it is important that you have an understanding of your responsabilities.
For maximum success to be attained, you must follow instructions
carefully, brush and floss your teeth and gums as prescribed,
and refraining from eating the foods mentioned above. If your
treatment requires wearing headgear, elastics, or rubberbands,
we will need your full cooperation. Poor cooperation or carelessness
will lengthen the period of treatment and may eventually add
unnecessary expense.
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